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Espinola first at
Lions Regional
Bland contest
By Bob Lander
Special to the Rappahannock News
“First” at the Rappahannock Lions Club Bland Contest; now, “First” at the Lions Region IV Bland Contest, Nicole Marie Espinola, daughter of Lorraine Duisit of Washington, is a gifted pianist and tenth grade student at Rappahannock County High School. Nicole placed second at the 2005 region contest. She will compete at the district level of the Lions statewide Bland Contest at Alexandria on April 30. Should she be judged first at the district contest, Espinola will be eligible to complete at the state level contest to be held at the Virginia Lions State Convention in Hampton, Virginia in May, 2006. First Prize at the state level can be as much as a $2,500 music scholarship.
The Rappahannock Lions Club has conducted the local Bland Contest for Rappahannock students and/or residents, K12, annually for over 20 years. Nicole’s accomplishment is the first time that a student winner of the local contest went on to win the regional contest. Dave Hilty, President of the Rappahannock Club, remarked that, “the competition is tough at the region level when you mix in all the competing stu-. dents from the surrounding counties and Fairfax. Nicole did a great job representing herself and the county. We’re proud of her.”
Nicole’s performance of, “Danzas Argentinas III”, by Alberto Ginestera, was flawless in her keyboard mastery and expressive phrasing of the composer’s up tempo composition. It was as if she was one with the composer as she moved from lower to upper registers and back in complete control of the instrument and the written music.
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